Designing for Disaster Showcases Best Practices
The National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. contacted Simpson Strong-Tie about collaborating with them on their latest multimedia exhibit, Designing for Disaster. One of the main objectives of the exhibit is to provide the design community with new solutions and strategies for mitigating disasters such as high winds, earthquakes, floods and wildfires.
In the exhibit's Wind Room, there are three different Simpson Strong-Tie uplift systems on display, including a strap system, an Anchor Tiedown System and a new, innovative screw system to show visitors building techniques to resist high winds. There's also a small-scale replica of Florida International University's "Wall of Wind" hurricane simulator enabling exhibit-goers to test various roof shapes against simulated high winds.
In the Earthquake Room, the Strong Frame® special moment frame is set behind racked walls, giving visitors the opportunity to see what happens in a seismic event and how the frame's Yield-Link™ structural fuses are able to absorb large lateral movements.
The Designing for Disaster exhibit runs until August 2, 2015. For more information, visit nbm.org.
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